L-R: Wim Maes, Antoine Fady and Benoit Chatelard
Benoit Chatelard will assume the role of president and CEO of Flint Group’s Digital Solutions effective 8 May 2017.
Previously vice president, production printing business group for Ricoh Europe, Mr Chatelard replaces Wim Maes, former president of Flint Group Digital Printing Solutions. Mr Chatelard will also be proposed as CEO of Xeikon (to be confirmed by the Xeikon shareholders meeting).
‘I want to thank Wim Maes for his years of service to Xeikon, and for the great work he did in getting the Flint Group Digital Printing Solutions division off the ground following our acquisition of Xeikon,’ said Antoine Fady, CEO of Flint Group. ‘Under his leadership, Xeikon fully developed its labels and packaging domain, expanded market coverage, and thanks to customer-driven innovation, leaves the company in a strong position with a robust product portfolio. As Wim leaves our organisation, we are thrilled to have an executive of the quality and with the experience of Benoit to carry the business forward. His mission is to continue executing the plan and further grow the division. Flint Group’s mission is to be a global provider of digital printing equipment and overall printing supplies, and his knowledge and expertise will be important as we continue to move that mission forward.’
‘I am leaving Xeikon and Flint Group with mixed feelings,’ confided Mr Maes. ‘I have thoroughly enjoyed my time with the company and feel good about the progress we made. I especially want to thank our wonderful Xeikon customers, partners and employees for eight very interesting and rewarding years. I feel proud to have been able to contribute to the Xeikon story, and I have full confidence Benoit will continue this great story with even more achievements in the future.’
‘I am looking forward to taking on this new role,’ said Mr Chatelard. ‘It is an exciting time in the industry, both for Xeikon and its customers. Under Wim’s leadership, the company was set on a solid path to the future, and I will be taking up the reins to continue his work, building even greater levels of customer intimacy, working to understand and address emerging customer needs in an ever-changing marketplace.’
